Joe Cortright
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Weekend Roundup: HSR Alignment, Tenderloin Calls for Safety, Walk SF’s Call to Action
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A few Streetsblog short takes to start your weekend
Uber Sues NYC Over Cruising Empty Cap
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The city’s proposed cap on cruising times for app-based cabs is “arbitrary” and illegal because it supersedes the state’s traffic-reduction regulations, and was concocted secretly without taking into consideration other factors, a new lawsuit by Uber argues.
Manifesto Promotes ‘Ethics, Equity, and Empathy’
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A design firm publishes a new 'credo' for engineers, policymakers, and planners.
Seattle: Uber/Lyft Riders Should Pay for New Streetcar
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Mayor Jenny Durkan hopes to raise nearly $25 million a year with a 51-cent tax on every Uber and Lyft ride — with a portion of the money funding new transit.
Today’s Headlines
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Lyft Adds Protected Bike Lanes to its App (VentureBeat) The Quest for Better Bus Signs (Citylab) Navigation Apps are Causing Traffic Chaos (Spectrum) California Keeps Building Sprawl (SFChron) Transportation, Housing, Climate Change Podcast (SFChron) Trump to Rescind California Emissions (SFChron) Lawmakers Look for Way to Maintain Emissions Standards (SFChron) Bezos Starts Corporate Climate Pledge (SFGate) […]
Take Action: Complete Streets Bill Now on Governor Newsom’s Desk
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S.B. 127 needs your support
Mobility Experts Discuss Uncertain Future
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Are new technologies going to frustrate or help efforts to build more livable cities? Past experience may be key to preventing future mistakes in transportation policy.
Nope, Say California Leaders to Trump Threat on Vehicle Emissions Waiver
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"We'd love to see them in court."
Houston May Soon Not Have a Problem with Parking
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Houston’s decision to remove mandatory parking requirements from new developments in two of the city’s more walkable neighborhoods is already bearing fruit, as one forward-thinking developer has cut the amount of car storage in his new shopping center by 25 percent.
Op-Ed: To Transform Bus Networks, Understand Networks of Power
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It will take vision and fortitude to overcome the indifference and hostility to a vital form of transit.